Paris-2024: Azerbaijan ranks 24th in medal standings

Azerbaijan has secured the 24th position in the medal standings at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Azerbaijani team has won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals so far. Judokas Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg) have both become Olympic champions.

Also, taekwondo fighter Gashim Magomedov (58 kg) won a silver medal, and Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg) won a bronze medal.

Meanwhile, Boxer Alfonso Dominguez (92 kg) has guaranteed at least a silver medal by advancing to the final. As he continued to fight, the medal was not shown on the table.

In comparison, Ukraine ranks 15th (with three gold, three silver, and four bronze medals), Iran is in 21st place (with two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals), Georgia stands in 35th place (with one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal), Türkiye holds the 60th spot (with two silver and three bronze medals), and Armenia is in 62nd place (with two silver and one bronze medal.

The top three countries are the United States (30 gold, 38 silver, 35 bronze), China (19 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze), and Australia (18 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze).

So far, athletes from 85 countries have won medals.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will conclude on August 11.

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